Ask me a great amount for a dowry, and I will give whatever you ask of me, but give me the young lady as a wife.*
Genesis 34:13 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) The sons of Ya`akov answered Shekhem and Chamor his father with deceit, and spoke, because he had defiled Dinah their sister, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and said, because he had defiled Dinah their sister: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, [justifying their intended action by saying, in effect, we are going to do this] because Shechem had defiled and disgraced their sister Dinah. American Standard Version (1901) And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father with guile, and spake, because he had defiled Dinah their sister, Common English Bible Jacob’s sons responded deviously to Shechem and his father Hamor because Shechem defiled their sister Dinah. Catholic Public Domain Version The sons of Jacob answered Shechem and his father with deceit, being enraged at the rape of their sister: Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The sons of Jacob answered Sichem and his father deceitfully, being enraged at the deflowering of their sister: |
Ask me a great amount for a dowry, and I will give whatever you ask of me, but give me the young lady as a wife.*
and said to them, *We can't do this thing, to give our sister to one who is uncircumcised; for that is a reproach to us.
Everyone lies to his neighbor. They speak with flattering lips, and with a double heart.
An evil man is trapped by sinfulness of lips, but the righteous shall come out of trouble.
transgressing and denying the LORD, and turning away from following our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood.
The godly man has perished out of the earth, and there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; every man hunts his brother with a net.
saying, *Say that his talmidim came by night, and stole him away while we slept.
Don't seek revenge yourselves, beloved, but give place to God's wrath. For it is written, *Vengeance belongs to me; I will repay, says the Lord.*
See that no one returns evil for evil to anyone, but always follow after that which is good, for one another, and for all.
Shimshon said to them, This time shall I be blameless in regard of the Pelishtim, when I do them a mischief.